Guide to the Elmer M. Sanders Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Elmer M. Sanders Collection
Creator:
Sanders, Elmer M.
Identifier/Call Number: URB.EMS
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1952-1980
Abstract: Elmer M. Sanders was a prominent
African-American leader in the city of Pacoima, CA. His papers document the personal
achievements of the Sanders family, their involvement in community affairs, and the
educational efforts of the Trainers of Teacher Trainers project (TTT) of San Fernando Valley
State College (now CSUN) in 1969.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
Elmer M. Sanders is a prominent African-American leader in the community of Pacoima.
Scope and Contents
The
Elmer M. Sanders Collection documents and highlights the
personal achievements of the Sanders family and their involvement in community affairs and
the educational efforts of Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project (TTT) of the San Fernando
Valley State College (now CSUN) in 1969. The collection consists of two series:
Personal Files (1952-1980), and
San Fernando
Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files
(1969).
Series I,
Personal Files, consists of correspondence,
pamphlets, publications, certificates, resumes, programs and newsclippings which combine to
document the remarkable accomplishments of Elmer M. Sanders, his son Don Paul Sanders and
daughter Robin L. Sanders. Also included are documents on community activities taking place
in Los Angeles and Pacoima, including the Regional Conference of Community Leaders on Equal
Employment Opportunity in 1963. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series II,
San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher
Trainers Project Files,
consists of the paperwork for the implementation of San
Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project, including budget notes,
model of budget summary, plan of operation, program development grant and summary outline.
The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Personal Files, 1952-1980
Series II: San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers Project Files,
1969
Electronic Format:
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Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Elmer M. Sanders, 11/1981
Preferred Citation:
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Processing Information:
Robert G. Marshall, Xiaoquan Han, January 1988
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Series I: Personal Files, 1952-1980
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence,
1952-1979
Box 1, Folder 3
Pacoima Committee: Program of Black History Week
Box 1, Folder 4
Pacoima Property Owners Association, Inc.: Expo '80 Program,
1980
Box 1, Folder 5
Regional Community Leaders Conference: Working Papers,
1963 November 14
Box 1, Folder 6
Sanders, Don Paul: Certificates,
1973-1980
Box 1, Folder 7
Sanders, Elmer M.: Resume
Box 1, Folder 8
Sanders, Robin L.: Resume
Box 1, Folder 9
San Fernando Valley Sun: Newspaper,
1966 July 24
Box 1, Folder 10
Souville Foundation:
The Big
Shootout,
1979
Box 1, Folder 11
UCLA
Daily Bruin: Newspaper,
1977 January 28
Box 1, Folder 12
UCLA School of Medicine: Oath Ceremony Program,
1979 June 8
Series II: San Fernando Valley State College Trainers of Teacher Trainers
Project Files, 1969
Box 1, Folder 14
Master Teacher, Elementary,
1969
Box 1, Folder 15
Master Teacher, Secondary,
1969
Box 1, Folder 16
Model of Budget Summary,
1969
Box 1, Folder 18
Program Development Grant,
1969